Reuters UKSadiq Khan, a Muslim opposition lawmaker, is on course to be elected London's mayor on Thursday, loosening the ruling Conservatives' hold on Britain's financial centre after a campaign marred by charges of anti-Semitism and extremism.

by jamillah.knowles5/5/2016 7:27:50 AM

Sadiq Khan, Britain's Labour Party candidate for Mayor of London and his wife Saadiya pose for photographers after casting their votes for the London mayoral elections at a polling station in south London Britain May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

by jamillah.knowles5/5/2016 8:27:35 AM

Britain's Conservative candidate for Mayor of London, Zac Goldsmith, leaves with his wife Alice after casting their votes for the London mayoral elections at a polling station in west London, Britain May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville

by jamillah.knowles5/5/2016 8:28:10 AM

Britain's Conservative candidate for Mayor of London, Zac Goldsmith, leaves after casting his vote for the London mayoral elections at a polling station in west London, Britain May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville

by jamillah.knowles5/5/2016 8:29:19 AM

Sadiq Khan, Britain's Labour Party candidate for Mayor of London and his wife Saadiya leave after casting their votes for the London mayoral elections at a polling station in south London Britain May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

by jamillah.knowles5/5/2016 8:29:48 AM

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha leave after casting their votes for the London mayoral elections, at a polling station in central London, Britain May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Paul Hackett

by jamillah.knowles5/5/2016 8:30:52 AM

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne leaves after casting his vote for the London mayoral elections, at a polling station in central London, Britain May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Paul Hackett

by jamillah.knowles5/5/2016 8:31:18 AM

An electoral register error in Barnet is causing issues for voters this morning.

The IndependentThe London mayoral election started with an “absolute shambles” in one borough as voters were turned away from polling stations given the wrong electoral lists.
Hundreds of residents in Barnet said were told they could not vote without their polling card, while some carrying the document said they were also refused.

This is a joke based on a past poll to choose a name for a polar research ship. The UK's Natural Environment Research Council decided to open up the options for naming a new vessel to the public. Among other choices such as 'RSS I Like Big Boats & I Cannot Lie' and the more sensible 'RSS David Attenborough', 'Boaty McBoatface' was one of the public suggestions and eventually (thanks to promotion on social sites) it won the vote.

However, the suggestion was shunned in the end and a new name has yet to be announced.

As a result, the " ____Mc___Face" template has been applied to various situations and today - likely because it rhymes with the original - that means #VoteyMcVoteFace.

Northern Ireland First Minister, Arlene Foster, arrives to cast her vote for the Assembly Election at Brookeborough Primary School in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

by jamillah.knowles5/5/2016 11:12:04 AM

A man arrives to cast his vote for the Assembly Election, at Brookeborough Primary School in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland First Minister, Arlene Foster (C), and Paul Robinson (L) greet Geoff Bartholomew from the Green Party after casting their votes for the Assembly Election, at Brookeborough Primary School in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland May 5, 2016. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

At some (not all) polling stations in the UK, you can't take your dog inside (unless it is a guide dog or similar companion) so people traditionally tie their pooches up outside for a few minutes while they pop inside to vote.

This means that assorted cute dogs are tethered outside a newsworthy building and this is catnip to photographers who might be running out of angles to cover the paper signs and posters of a local building through the day.

As a result, the tag appears on social media sites as a cuter side to the democratic process (depending on your views of the politicians involved).

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